Multi-Dimensional Analytic Functions for Laplace Equations and Generalized Cauchy–Riemann Equations by Chein-Shan Liu, Zhuojia Fu, Chung-Lun Kuo

“…Since the projective variable is a complex variable, we can construct the analytic function based on the conventional complex analytic function theory. …”
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Measurement and analysis of technical efficiency in the production of wheat and barley crops in Erbil Governorate for the agricultural season 2020-2021 by Keshkhan Yousif Aziz

“…The study used the Cobb-Douglas production function using four traditional production factors, which are (land, labor, machinery, and fertilizers) in addition to a dummy variable (D1), which represents supplementary irrigation, to estimate the parameters of the stochastic frontier model. …”
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Assessment of the functioning of the photosynthetic apparatus of Olea europaea L. under freezing temperatures by Sergei Yu. Tsiupka, Valentina A. Tsiupka, Ilya V. Bulavin

“…At a low gradient of temperature exposure (-7... - 10°C), leaf tissues of the European selection varieties ‘Coreggiolo’, ‘Ascolano’, ‘Leccino’ and ‘Razzo’ were damaged: electrical conductivity reached 15%, chlorophyll stability index decreased, variable fluorescence and photosynthetic activity coefficients decreased, uncontrolled photon quenching was significantly higher than the effective photochemical quantum yield and non-photochemical quenching. …”
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Modeling TEC Irregularities in the Arctic Ionosphere Using Empirical Orthogonal Function Method by Yaqi Jin, Wojciech J. Miloch, Daria Kotova, Knut Stanley Jacobsen, Đorđe Stevanović, Lasse B. N. Clausen, Nicholas Ssessanga, Federico DaDalt

“…To develop a climatological model, the ROTI maps are decomposed into base functions and coefficients using the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) method. …”
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A multimodal functional structure-based graph neural network for fatigue detection by Dongrui Gao, Zhihong Zhou, Zongyao Peng, Haokai Zhang, Shihong Liu, Manqing Wang, Hongli Chang

“…Specifically, we first construct cross-modal interaction graphs by calculating correlation coefficient matrices between DE and HRV features, utilizing Laplacian eigenvalues and singular value decomposition (SVD). …”
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A novel Parrot Optimizer for robust and scalable PEMFC parameter optimization by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Gulothungan G., Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Mohammad Khishe, Reena Jangid

“…Abstract The use of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in sustainable energy applications depends on their high efficiency levels along with their ability to produce low emissions and operation without noise. …”
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Clinical and functional significance of determining biological age in women during the reproductive period by E. V. Kudryavtseva, D. A. Berezina, V. V. Bazarny, L. G. Polushina, M. А. Kopenkin, A. N. Troitskaya, V. V. Kovalev

“…The developed BA calculation formula demonstrated high accuracy, correlating with chronological age (correlation coefficient of 0.947).Conclusion. The proposed BA calculation method is specifically designed for women of reproductive age and shows high accuracy and correlation with chronological age. …”
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An efficient dynamic reliability method for maglev vehicle-bridge systems and its application in random controller parameters analysis by Lidong Wang, Qingrong Li, Xun Zhang, Xiumeng Bu, Peng Hu, Yan Han

“…Next, an adaptive surrogate model of the equivalent extreme value of the system dynamic response is established by combining an adaptive sampling method with radial basis functions. Finally, the adaptive surrogate model and PDEM are combined to further improve the efficiency of the dynamic reliability analysis. …”
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Regularized regression outperforms trees for predicting cognitive function in the Health and Retirement Study by Kyle Masato Ishikawa, Deborah Taira, Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula, Matthew Uechi, James Davis, Eunjung Lim

“…Model performance was evaluated using RMSE and R2 and interpretability was assessed via coefficients, variable importance, and decision trees. …”
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Brain functional connectivity analysis of fMRI-based Alzheimer's disease data by Maitha S. Alarjani, Badar A. Almarri

“…The core of this framework discovers and analyzes functional connectivity among regions of interest (ROIs) of a human brain. …”
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Employment of a Radial Basis Function Model for Predicting the Heating Load of Construction by Yuxuan Dai

“…This work highlights that HL prediction could play a great role in improvements to enhance HVAC system performances, energy efficiencies, and thereby cost benefits. The innovative approaches presented in this research consist of integrating 2 advanced optimizers, namely an Improved Manta-Ray Foraging Optimizer (IMRFO) and a Population-based Vortex Search Algorithm (PVSA), with a Radial Basis Function (RBF). …”
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Association between various blood glucose variability-related indicators during early ICU admission and 28-day mortality in non-diabetic patients with sepsis by Jingyan Zhou, Zhiheng Chen, Hao-Neng Huang, Chun-Quan Ou, Xin Li

“…The dose-response relationship between BG variability-related indexes and mortality was explored using multivariate logistic regression with restricted cubic spline (RCS) function. …”
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Comparison of Blood Pressure Variability between 24 h Ambulatory Monitoring and Office Blood Pressure in Diabetics and Nondiabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ana Lídia Rouxinol-Dias, Marta Lisandra Gonçalves, Diogo Ramalho, Jose Silva, Loide Barbosa, Jorge Polónia

“…We found that diabetes is associated with higher variability of daytime BP than nondiabetics along with worse damage of vascular and renal function. …”
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Induction Motor Geometric Parameter Optimization Using a Metaheuristic Optimization Method for High-Efficiency Motor Design by Hasbi Apaydin, Necibe Füsun Oyman Serteller, Yüksel Oğuz

“…Ten motor design parameters were used as design variables. IM efficiency was improved, as the objective function. …”
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Velocity-Based Curve Differential Repeated Sprinting Training: A Novel Approach to Shape Physical Performance in Young Basketball Players by Jorge Arede, Jack Wells, Mark Williams, Franc Garcia, Wolfgang Schöllhorn

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Isogeometric Analysis for Active Control of Piezoelectric Functionally Graded Plates in Thermal Environment by Tao Liu, Yafen Jiang, Shujun Li, Qingyun Liu, Chao Wang

“…An isogeometric analysis (IGA) method is proposed for investigating the active shape and vibration control of functionally graded plates (FGPs) with surface-bonded piezoelectric materials in a thermal environment. …”
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DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMUM DOSAGE OF FOOD ADDITIVE «SELEX» FOR FUNCTIONAL BAKERY GOODS PRODUCTION by Naumova N.L.

“…While investigating the dependence between selenium losses in the production process and selenium losses during the product storage and the introduced selenium dosage, the availability of the obvious positive correlation of these variables with significant correlation coefficients has been established. …”
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An examination of the reliability of seed-to-seed resting state functional connectivity in tinnitus patients by Sara A. Schmidt, Somayeh Shahsavarani, Rafay A. Khan, Yihsin Tai, Elsa C. Granato, Caterina M. Willson, Pedro Ramos, Paul Sherman, Carlos Esquivel, Bradley P. Sutton, Fatima T. Husain

“…Resting state functional connectivity (RS-FC) studies of tinnitus over the years have produced inconsistent results. …”
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Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females by Valentina Muollo, Samuel D’Emanuele, Laura Ghiotto, Doriana Rudi, Federico Schena, Cantor Tarperi

“…Pearson's correlation (r) was used to assess the strength of associations between HGS and functional variables, while multiple linear regression models identified determinants of GS. …”
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STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION: AN APPLICATION TO ANKARA MOHAIR GOAT FARMING SYSTEM by Mehmet Arif ŞAHİNLİ, Ahmet ÖZÇELİK

“…In this study, we examined both production and technical efficiency of goat's farms in Ankara. The study adopted the stochastic frontier production function to estimate technical efficiency of the mohair goat establishments in the study area. …”
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